FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 FEBRUARY 2021
Location
FAA Identifier: | HYX |
Lat/Long: | 43-26-00.1000N 083-51-44.3000W 43-26.001667N 083-51.738333W 43.4333611,-83.8623056 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 601.5 ft. / 183.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 07W (2020) |
From city: | 4 miles E of SAGINAW, MI |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 48601 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | HYX (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0730-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1200 ARPT UNATNDD MAJOR HOLIDAYS. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MALSF RY 28 MIRL RYS 05/23 & 10/28, REIL RY 10 & PAPI RYS 05, 23, 10 & 28 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3: | 118.325 (989-752-3408) |
GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 120.95 |
GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 120.95 |
WX ASOS at MBS (11 nm NW): | 118.325 (989-695-2488) |
WX AWOS-3 at CFS (18 nm E): | 119.275 (989-672-4182) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 127.7/290.425 (SAGINAW RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MBSr125/11.1 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 03W |
FNTr356/28.4 | | FLINT VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 06W |
MOPr112/39.7 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
OLSTE | | 104/13.9 | | 257 | | 07W | | MB | -- -... |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL - 24 HR SELF SERVE. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
Dimensions: | 5002 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 60.0 | Double wheel: | 72.0 | Double tandem: | 101.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
Latitude: | 43-26.034347N | | 43-26.035283N |
Longitude: | 083-52.312877W | | 083-51.183115W |
Elevation: | 598.6 ft. | | 597.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 097 magnetic, 090 true | | 277 magnetic, 270 true |
Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) RWY 10 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS R OF CNTRLN. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) RWY 28 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 9 DEGS R OF CNTRLN. |
Approach lights: | | | MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes REIL RWY 10 OTS. | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
Obstructions: | 89 ft. pline, 3400 ft. from runway, 35:1 slope to clear | | 51 ft. trees, 550 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear |
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 2952 x 60 ft. / 900 x 18 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 43-25.774612N | | 43-26.120580N |
Longitude: | 083-51.955610W | | 083-51.487470W |
Elevation: | 600.8 ft. | | 597.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 052 magnetic, 045 true | | 232 magnetic, 225 true |
Displaced threshold: | 119 ft. | | 129 ft. |
Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 6 ft. fence, 201 ft. from runway APCH RATIO 21:1 AT DSPLCD THR, +15 FT ROAD 328 FT DSTC. | | 15 ft. road, 279 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear RY 23 2 FT CONCRETE CULVERT, 80 FT L, 100 FT FM RY END & DITCH 15 FT DEEP ACROSS APCH END. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | COUNTY OF SAGINAW 4821 JANES RD SAGINAW, MI 48601-9656 Phone 989-758-2459 |
Manager: | ALAN KAUFMAN 4821 JANES RD SAGINAW, MI 48601-9656 Phone 989-295-0675 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 41 | Single engine airplanes: | | 32 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | 50% | transient general aviation | 50% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
- | BIRDS AND DEER INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490. |
- | LANDING FEE FOR COMM A/C - WAIVED W/FUEL PURCHASE. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 25 February 2021 at 0901Z to 25 March 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 28 **CHANGED** | |
download (250KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (232KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (254KB) |
VOR/DME-A | |
download (209KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (158KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (221KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3CM - James Clements Municipal Airport (7 nm N)
KMBS - MBS International Airport (11 nm NW)
KCFS - Tuscola Area Airport (18 nm E)
KIKW - Jack Barstow Airport (22 nm NW)
KFNT - Bishop International Airport (29 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
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As seen circa 2017
looking east.
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 07-Mar-2021
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 11:34 |
Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 12:03 |
Sunset | | 18:30 | | 23:30 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:59 | | 23:59 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 08-Mar-2021 01:36:38 |
Local (UTC-5) | 07-Mar-2021 20:36:38 |
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METAR |
KHYX | 080115Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM CLR M02/M09 A3040 RMK AO2 T10251091
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KMBS 11nm NW | 080053Z 11003KT 10SM CLR M02/M07 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP307 T10221072 $
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KCFS 18nm E | 080115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M09 A3040 RMK AO2 T10301090
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TAF |
KMBS 11nm NW | 071726Z 0718/0818 32005KT P6SM FEW250 FM080000 12003KT P6SM BKN250 FM080600 19007KT P6SM SCT080 BKN100 OVC150 FM081300 22014G20KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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